LED Fog Lights

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Anyone have any experience with LED fog lights? I'm considering running them as my main lights (1) 3w for my low beam and two of them for the high beam. The only other LED lights I can find are chinese and I really avoid chinese products. I'm concerned about the obviousness of them because they're not approved for highway use.... I'm thinking I can angle them downward if they are too blinding but everyone's headlights I've seen on motorcycles are blinding anyways..... I'm just trying to keep my bike legal I don't like the $115+ tickets for not having this stuff...

[xSean13]

In addition to angling down, you can use a cut-off plate, and I saw where someone else used tape.

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Originally Posted by xSean13

In addition to angling down, you can use a cut-off plate, and I saw where someone else used tape.

Dunno what that is but sweet deal...

gonna check out cyclegear for them before I order. I need fork oil anyways.

[LNasty]

I was thinking even cheaper for something that makes me more visible and just give a bit more light (short distance)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-9W-LED-...#ht_3104wt_919

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Originally Posted by LNasty

I was thinking even cheaper for something that makes me more visible and just give a bit more light (short distance)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-9W-LED-...#ht_3104wt_919

Nice, but do you really have to go through Hong Kong to get a pair of those???

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Nice, but do you really have to go through Hong Kong to get a pair of those???

I will look around more for ones in the U.S. but most of the others I have found are only 3w, these are 9w. Pretty damn bright for LED and small

[headshrink]

I like my Mondomoto LED lights.... a lot. The only thing that would make them better would be a dim-able option, but you could always pair it with the apropriate aftermarket LED dimmer.

[Asspire]

Originally Posted by LNasty

I was thinking even cheaper for something that makes me more visible and just give a bit more light (short distance)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-9W-LED-...#ht_3104wt_919

don't even waste your time with those. a led package that small that's 9w? something is going to melt or they're lying on specs.


if its not dot or e certified its considered illegal. led fog lights are something I would stay away from as headlights, they lack the correct beam pattern to be any use at night and have uncontrolled light spill.

look into doing a his retro fit with projectors. much brighter and less power consumption

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by Asspire

don't even waste your time with those. a led package that small that's 9w? something is going to melt or they're lying on specs.


if its not dot or e certified its considered illegal. led fog lights are something I would stay away from as headlights, they lack the correct beam pattern to be any use at night and have uncontrolled light spill.

look into doing a his retro fit with projectors. much brighter and less power consumption

I don't want them to take place of headlights, just as added fog lights

[LNasty]

I found 3W ones that wouldn't get so hot or be quite as annoyingly bright. How would these wire up? negative to the battery, then postitve tappeing into something? not sure what power I would tap into and if it would be overloading it?

[headshrink]

http://mondomotos.com/lighting/led/mm10

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751838

I did lots of research on these earlier this year, and determined these to be the best bang-for-the-buck. Don't go too cheap on these.

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Originally Posted by LNasty

I found 3W ones that wouldn't get so hot or be quite as annoyingly bright. How would these wire up? negative to the battery, then postitve tappeing into something? not sure what power I would tap into and if it would be overloading it?

You'd just splice your stock headlight wires with these. I think running them in parallel with the headlight is actually good since they draw such low power. I was at cycle gear and they sell some $15 electronics that you hook up to LEDs when they flicker because of the low power draw running them standaloen....Forgot what it was called. A reducer or something similar.....

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Originally Posted by Asspire

don't even waste your time with those. a led package that small that's 9w? something is going to melt or they're lying on specs.


if its not dot or e certified its considered illegal. led fog lights are something I would stay away from as headlights, they lack the correct beam pattern to be any use at night and have uncontrolled light spill.

look into doing a his retro fit with projectors. much brighter and less power consumption

Already bought a LED light at the moto shop I hope it's bright enough to drive at night. I was running a single 12v/35w (incandescent?) in my streetfighter mask but that thing is a total pos and I busted both headlights already and couldn't even take them out. Aftermarket is hit or miss sometimes.

If this LED doesn't work I'll look up the HID retro fit to see what you're talking about.... I ride freestyle so I was trying to go the minimalist route just to stay legal but after riding w/ a smaller LED headlight (screwed into my broken headlight assembly) I don't think the floodlights are a good idea either.... It just doesn't do the trick.

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by headshrink

http://mondomotos.com/lighting/led/mm10

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751838

I did lots of research on these earlier this year, and determined these to be the best bang-for-the-buck. Don't go too cheap on these.

Not looking for the bullet style, just want small kind. I don't have $135 to spend like these mondomoto

[headshrink]

Originally Posted by LNasty

Not looking for the bullet style, just want small kind. I don't have $135 to spend like these mondomoto

What's your target price?

One thing to keep in mind is if price includes wiring harness, switch, relay, all that good stuff.

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by headshrink

What's your target price?

One thing to keep in mind is if price includes wiring harness, switch, relay, all that good stuff.

Under $50 and that is pushing it. I have kids and live pay check to pay check right now. Any mods I do have to be cheap as hell

[LNasty]

So I won Ebay bid on couple of 1.5 a led daytime running lights for, $1.99. Please don't respond with..."those are gonna be crap, buy these" or "I would have gone with mondomoto"...blah, blah, blah. I just need help on how to write these up so that's don't need a switch and they will turn on when the bike turns on. Will these need a relay? Please help. Even hand written diagrams would be a huge help

[headshrink]

Originally Posted by LNasty

So I won Ebay bid on couple of 1.5 a led daytime running lights for, $1.99. Please don't respond with..."those are gonna be crap, buy these" or "I would have gone with mondomoto"...blah, blah, blah. I just need help on how to write these up so that's don't need a switch and they will turn on when the bike turns on. Will these need a relay? Please help. Even hand written diagrams would be a huge help

I DID go with Mondomoto.

Neg. to ground & pos. to pos. on headlight is the easiest. You probably don't NEED a relay, but an inline fuse is always recommended.

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by headshrink

I DID go with Mondomoto.

Neg. to ground & pos. to pos. on headlight is the easiest. You probably don't NEED a relay, but an inline fuse is always recommended.

Thank you, would love to have those good ones. Poor as **** though

[headshrink]

Originally Posted by LNasty

Thank you, would love to have those good ones. Poor as **** though

Me too. That's what birthday money is for.

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by headshrink

Me too. That's what birthday money is for.

Yeah, I don't get that any more. Once I hit 30, no more fun birthdays

[FvnnyL3tt3r1ng]

Originally Posted by LNasty

So I won Ebay bid on couple of 1.5 a led daytime running lights for, $1.99. Please don't respond with..."those are gonna be crap, buy these" or "I would have gone with mondomoto"...blah, blah, blah. I just need help on how to write these up so that's don't need a switch and they will turn on when the bike turns on. Will these need a relay? Please help. Even hand written diagrams would be a huge help

Stock headlight wiring:

Red/Yel = Lo beam
Red/blk = hi beam
Blk/yel = ground

Can hook them up however you want or even add a switch inline with the ignition so you can turn the lights on/off anytime the key is turned on with the separate switch. But like I said the low power draw might not be used best one it's own circuit but rather in unison with one or both of the beams (hi/lo).

[headshrink]

Originally Posted by LNasty

Yeah, I don't get that any more. Once I hit 30, no more fun birthdays

It's really anniversary money then.... I don't have actual birthdays anymore, just anniversaries of 29th.

[LNasty]

Originally Posted by headshrink

It's really anniversary money then.... I don't have actual birthdays anymore, just anniversaries of 29th.

Lol, that is what I should call it from now on